Vending-machine.



Patented Mar. 4,1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

H. J. DAVIS.

VENDING MACHINE.

. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18. 1918. Elan 4:

3 SHEETS -SHEEI 2.

H. J. DAVIS.

VENDING MACHINE. APPUCMLQNHLED MAR. 18. 1918.

1,295,971 g Patented Mm. 4,1919,

3 SHEETSSHEE[ 3.

I resident of Waynesboro,

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f 'rn srnrns m ma clarion mmrmrrmson DAVIS, or warnnsnoao, enoncmr vnnnme-macnnvn.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY JEFFERSON DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, and countyof Burke, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Maof which thefollowing is a specification. v

The present invention relates to improvements 1n vending machines, bein particularly adapted for machines inten ed to sell bottled goods, such as coca cola. ticular object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective mechanism after a bottle has 'been emptied it may be returned to a suitable receptacle or compartment of the machine and a coin representing the value of such em y container delivered. In the accompanying drawings the outer casing or framing of the machine is only partially shown and many of the features of the mechanism illustrated are sh'own more or less diagrammatically.

which is I interiorly its sides In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional Fig.3; v 1

Fig. 2 is a similar view on the line 2-2 .vie'w substantially on the line 1-1 'ofof Fig. 3;

Fig, 3 is an elevation of the parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring to the drawings, the improved machine comprises a frame or casing 1 partments or chambers by an inclined floor 2, said floor serving as a "support for a seriesof bottles .3 and the space, or a portion thereof, below said floor serving as a receptacle for empty bottles.

Coin controlled mean-s arev provided for successively withdrawing the bottles 3 from the compartment or chamber above the Hour I, -therefrom. i

' As shown, the bottle withdrawing means comprises two members 5 ripheral pockets each adapted to receive a. bottle 3 and secured upon 'a shaft6 which-is V mounted in suitable bearings in the frame provided with peof the machine. At one end of-sa'id shaft is arranged a disk 7 provided with a series of projecting lugs or studs 8, corresponding in Specification of Letters Patent.

The parby which.-

., that above that of th divided into. two comto they will be rocked so that a notch at the forward end thereof will be in alinement with the adjacent lug or stud 8 and adapted to turn the bottle delivering device when the handle 9 1s rocked forwardly. It will be understood tacle 12 forward movement of the handle-9 will not impart any movement to the bottle;

device as at that time the forward plane ehtirely delivering end of the lever 11 will be in a upper lug or stud 8. Therefore it is impos ible to actuate the mechanism and withdraw a bottle from the ma: chlne except a proper coin'has been previ-:

ously deposited and receivedin the recep' Patented Mar. a, rare. i Application filed March 18, 1918. a Serial No. 223,137;

normally when no coin is in the rece tacle 12 which will act to rock the lever 11 lnto theposition represented in Fig. 1.

' As the'bottle withdrawn from the cham ber above the floor 2 is the arms of the rotary will be discharged into t carried. forward by delivery device, it e upper'end of the chute 4, a hinged abutment or ejecting plate v 17 being provided in said chute to check the downward movement of the bottle and permit it to gradually assume asubstantially vertical position.. c

that a W111 be Strll by the lower portion .of the'bottle as it'leaves the delivery device and pushed or turned side wall of the chute. vice is turned laterally a ainst the As the de iverv doby operating-the handle 9,

after the'depositing of a suitable coin inv atjthe forward end of the f the receptacle lever 11, as above explained, said receptaplate 17 is so located cle will be carried into a position which will cause the coin carried thereby to fall from said receptacle and such coins. maybe col lected in a chamberor compartment 18.

Within the casing of the machine is ar-- ranged a suitable coin reservoir shown as an open top tubular chamber in which coins corresponding in value to the empty bottles are stacked and means are provided whereby at each actuation of the delivery device one of said coins will be withdrawn and can be subsequently delivered to the exterior of the machine as an empty bottle is returned to the receptacle provided therefor. As shown, a reciprocating slide 21 is provided for ejecting the coins successively from the reservoir 20, said slide being guided in suitable guides on the machine frame and connected with a lever 22 by a link 23. The lever 22 is of such form that it is given a complete oscillation in opposite directions at each actuation of the delivery device. As shown it is provided with two projecting members 22, 22, which are so related to the lugs 8 on the delivery device that they will be successively engaged by two of such lugs at each intermittentrotary movement of the delivery device. As shown in Fig. 1, one of the lugs 8 is substantially in contact with the projecting member 22*- of saidlever, whereby during the first portion of the turning movement of the delivery device the lower end of said lever will be moved to the left acting to eject the lowest coin contained in the reservoir 20. During the latter portion of the turning movement of the delivery device the lug 8 which is engaged by the coin depressed lever 11 will contact with the cam surface on the member 22, and rock said. lever in the opposite direction, thus restoring the slide 21 to a position the next highest coin in the reservoir 20.

In addition to actuating the coin ejecting slide 21, the lever 22 is also adapted to turn an oscillating straw delivery drum 24. As shown, this drum is suitably journaled at the lower end of a hopper 25 and a pinion 26 is attached to one end of its Supporting shaft, said pinion being engaged by a toothed segment 27 on the forward end of the lever 22. The straw discharged from the hopper 25 by the reciprocating motion of the lever 22 is delivered through a slot 28 into a suitable holder or receiver provided therefor on the outer face of the frame 1 of the machine.

To positively limit the turning movement of the bottle delivering device and insure that the several lugs 8 thereof willbe properly related and positioned relative to the levers 11 and 22, a bent locking, le er 29 is provided, one end of said lever being pivotally connected with the frame of the machine and the other being connected to a spring 30 which acts to hold it in such position that the members thereof will engage two of the lugs 8. It will be understood that as the delivery device is turned from the position indicated in Fig. 1, the lever 29 will be rocked upwardly against the tension of the spring 30 until the lug 8 which is below the lower member thereof has passed to a position in front of the intermediate inclined member of sairl lever when the lever will mounted where it will engage a bottle will escape by gravity be quickly restored to the position shown in Fig. 1 by the action of said spring.

As shown, the coins ejected from the reservoir 20 are received in a of substantially the same form as the reservoir 20 and as before explained one of said coins will be thus transferred at each actuation of the delivery device so' that a considerable number thereof may be stacked in the holder 31. Means are-provided whereby whenever a bottle is returned to the machine the lowermost coin in the holder 31 will be delivered through a chute 32. The means provided for this purpose comprise a pivotally mounted bottle receiver 33 which as shown, is formed in a drum like casing on suitable trunnions or hearings on the machine frame and provided with a handle 34 by which it may be grasped and turned. The bottle receiver is slightly less in depth than the length of the bottles to be placed therein. so that the bottom of a perfect bottle will project slightly beyond the eriphery of the bottle receiving drum and 1nto position to actuate a lever by which the coins are ejected from the holder 31. This arrangement makes it necessary to insert a perfect bottle in the receiver in order to obtain the delivery of a con from the machine and therefore bottles, the necks of which have been broken and which could not be used again, may not be employed to operate the mechanism.

As the bottle receiver is turned the projecting end of the bottle therein strikes an arm 35 of a lever 35 and rocks the same downwardly. The lever 35 is provided with an arm 36 terminating in a projection 37 that engages a notch in a lever 38, the upper end of which is connected with a coin ejecting-slide 39 cooperating with the coin from the holder 31 into the chute hen the receiver has been turned suiticiently to bring the lower end of the bottle completely within the receptacle provided therefor or the chute leading thereto, the

fromthe receiver slipping over the arm 35 of the lever 35 and the parts referred to will then be returned to the position shown in Fig. l by the action of a counterweight 40 on the forward end of the lever 35. i

To prevent the bottle receiver from being oscillated merely sufliciently to actuate the lever 35 possibly farenough to move the slide 39 and eject a coin and then returned to its normal position, without depositing the bottle carried thereby in the receptacle provided for it in the machine, a plate 11 is provided. As shown, thisplate is pivotholder 31 which is ally supported at 42 on the frame of the machine and has its free end extending into contact with the curved wall of the bottle receiving casing. It can therefore yield upwardly and rearwardly sufficiently to permit the projecting end of the bottle in said of warm air thereto. As the said plate is pivoted at its upper end it readily yields slightly rearward under the pressure exerted by the projecting end of a bottle in the receiver so that it does not offer any obstructionto said projecting end contacting with the arm of the lever 35.

It is thought that the operation and advantages of'the-jnvention will be readily understood and appreciated from the foregoing description and the drawings. It will be seen that a coin representing the value of an empty bottle will be withdrawn "bottles, unless there from the reservoir 20 and deposited in the holder 31 at each actuation of the deliverydevice which withdraws a bottle from the machine and that thecoins will bein turn discharged from said holder by proper actuation of the bottle receiving and returning device without requiring further manipulationof the handle 9 of the bottle delivering device.

It will, be seen that the mechanism described prevents the withdrawing of coins from the machine, by the return of empty has been a corresponding, prior, actuation of the bottle delivery devices and consequent deposit in the machine of coins representing the value ofan equal number of filled bottles.

In other words there can be no actuation of the bottle purchasing means except the selling mechanism has been previously and correspondingly actuated.

A number of sales may be made without immediate return of the bottles being requi'red after each one, the coins corresponding to the number of bottles sold accumulating in the holder 31; but noicoin will be deposited in said holder unless the bottle delivery device is operated and consequently the machine cannot be manipulated to,ex-"

liaust tlie stock of coins representing empty bottles without the deposit of coins repreltuating the delivery device,

senting a corresponding number of sales and proper prior operation of the bottle delivery device.

\Vhile, as stated, the invention is particularly' adapted for machines designed for selling bottled liquids, it will be readily appreciated that it may be employed for dispensing any articles where the containers have a redeemable value and the term bottle as employed in the present specification and claims is to be understood as covering all such containers. The coins referred to may of course be actual coins or if preferred merely disks of metal or other suitable material having a money exchange value, so that actual coins need not be employed in the machine unless desired.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a support for a series of bottles, a delivery device adapted to withdraw bottles successively from said support, coin controlled means for intermittingly actuating the delivery device, a coin reservoir,

means for Withdrawing a coin from said restuating the delivery device, a receptacle for empty bottles, two coin holders, means for transferring a coin from one of said holders to the other whenever a bottle is delivered by the delivery device, and means for discharging a coin from the last said coin holder when a bottle is deposited in said receptacle.

3. In a machine for the purpose described,

the combination of a support for a series of bottles, a deliverydevice adapted to withdraw bottles successively from said support. coin controlled means for intermittingly aca coin: reservoir, means for withdrawing a coin from said reservoir whenever the delivery device delivers a bottle, from the reservoir, a receptacle for empty bottles, a movable receiver adapted to deposit bottles in said receptacle, a lever havr mg an arm extending into the path of a bottle in the receiver as the latter is moved to a holder for coins withdrawn deposit the bottle'in said receptacle, means v actuated by said lever for withdrawing a coin from the holder, means for preventing movement of the bottle recelver 1n the opposite directlon after sald lever has been actuated until the bottle has been discharged 55 ceiver adapted to .deposit a bottle in said 'receptacle, a lever adapted to be rocked in one ceptacle,

'the combination of bottles, a delivery draw bottles successively tuating the delivery device, empty bottles,

bottles, adelivery device adapted to with-.-

draw bottles successivelyfrom said support, coin controlled means for intermittingly ac tuating the a lever adapted to be reciprocated by movement of the bottle delivery device to successively eject coins from the reservoir, a holder for coins discharged from the reservoir, a receptacle for empty bottles, a movable receiver adapted to deposit a'bottle in said reand means adapted to be actuated by a bottle in said receiver a coin from said holder as the receiver is actuated to deposit a bottle in said receptacle.

the combination ofa support for a series of bottles, a delivery'device adapted to withdraw bottles successively from said support, coin controlled means for intermittingly actuating the delivery device, a receptacle for empty bottles, a coin holder, a reciprocating slide adapted to be moved in one direction to withdraw a coin from said holder as a bottle is deposited in said receptacle, and means for automatically returning said slide to operative position when such bottle has been de-- posited.

6. In a machine for the purposedescribed, a support for a series of com controlled means for intermittingly aca receptacle for a coin holder, ceiver adapted to deposit a bottle in said receptacle, a lever adapted to be rocked in one direction as said receiver is turned to deposit a bottle in said receptacle andto eject a coin from said holder, and means for ,autpnittirtally returning the lever to its formef' position as the bottle is discharged from the receiver. Y a 7. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a support'for a series of bottles, a delivery device adapted to with draw bottles successively from said support,

' coin controlled means for intermittingly aca receptacle for" tuating the delivery device,

a movable reempty bottles, a coin holder,

direction by a bottle in said receiver to retacle, and means for automatically returning the lever to itsformer position Whenjthe' bottle is discharged from the receiver.

8. In a machine for the purpose'described, the combination of a support for a series of bottles,

tuating the delivery device,

ceptacle, a reciprocating delivery device, a coin reservoir,-

for withdrawing 5. In a machine for the purpose described, ceiver adapted to deposit a' after the bottle therein slide until the bottle has device adapted to withv. from said support,

a rocking re delivery I V lever for withdrawing a 00m from the reserfrom thdholder as the receiver pins or'lu-gs at each a" delivery device adapted to withdrawbottles successively from said su port,

coin eon-trolled means for intermitting y acceiver adapted to deposit a bottle in said reslide adapted to successively withdraw coins from the holder, means for moving said slide in one direction adapted t be actuated by a bottle in the receiver, and means for automatically moving the slide in the opposite direction as the'bottle is discharged from the receiver.

9. Ina machine for the purpose described, the combination of'a support for a series of bottles, a delivery device adapted to with draw bottles successively from said support, coin controlled means for intermittingly actuating the delivery device, a receptacle for empty bottles, a coin holder, a movable rebottle in said receptacle, a reciprocating slide adapted to successively withdraw coins from the holders, means for moving said slide in one direction adapted to .be actuated by a bottle in the receiver, means for preventing movement of the receiver in the opposite direction has actuated said been discharged, and meansv for automatically moving the slide in the opposite direction after the bottle hasbeen' discharged from the receiver.

10. In a machine scribed, the combination of a support for a series of bottles, a delivery device adapted to ,withdraw bottles successively from said supfor intermit-' tingly actuating the delivery device, a coin port, coin controlled means reservoir a' lever adapted to be rocked in opposite directions at each actuation of the device, means operated by said voir, a holder to receive coins withdrawn from the reservoir, a receptacle for empty vbottles, a movable receiver adapted to dc osit a bottle'in said receptacle, and means ada bottle in, said receiver,

pted to be operatedby a the bottle in said receptacle, for withdrawing a coin from said holder.

- 11. In a' machine for the scribed, the combination'ofa support for a series of bottles, a rotary from said support,'i ncluding a frame progaging said pins 'or lugs successively, a coin reservoir, a-lever adapted tobe successively: rocked in opposite directions bytwo of said operation of'the deliverydevice, means actuated by said lever for withdrawing a coin v holder for coins withdrawn from thereseu a receptacle for for the purpose deas the latter is moved to deposit purpose de-.

delivery device, adapted. to withdraw bottles successively.

jvidedwitha plurality of pinsfor lugs ex-- an operating handle from the. rescriQifiIatl;

- Laeaeva I voir, a receptacle for empty bottles, a bottle path; of said lugs on the bottle in the receiver turning the delivery device,

receiver movable to and from a position jecting from one end of the delivery device.

intermittingly a coin reservoir, a lever having members extendirig into the delivery device,

coin controlled means for 1 whereby it will be oscillated injopposite directions at each operation of the delivery device,'means actuated by said lever for successively Withdrawing coins fgom the coin reservoir, a holder adapted to receive the coins withdrawn from said reservoir, a receptacle for empty bottles, and v,n'ceans adapted to be actuated by the depositing of a bottle in said receptacle to discharge a coin from s'aid holder.

13. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a support for a series of bottles, a delivery device adapted to withdraw bottles successively from said support, coin controlled means for intermittinglyactuating thedelivcry device, a recepsaidholder at each actuation of t device, means adapted to discharge a coin from the holder as the receiver is turned to tacle for empty bottles, a pivotally mounted bottle receiver adapted to deposit a bottle in said receptacle, a shield cotiperating with the bottle receiver for preventing access of air past said receiver into the space above said bottle support, a coin holder, means for depositing a coin-in said holder at each actuation of the delivery device, and means for discharging a coin from said "holder when the bottle receiver is actuated to de- .posit'a bottle in said receptacle.

14;. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a support for a series of bottles, a delivery device adapted to withdraw bottles successively from said supagort, coin controlled means for intermitting y actuating the delivery device,-a receptacle for empty'bottles, a ivotally mounted bottle receiver arranged low and in advance of the delivery device and adapted to deposit a bottle in said receptacle, a pivotally mounted shield arranged between the delivery device and said bottle 'receiver, a coin holder,.means for depositm 'a co 1n 1n e delivery deposit a bottle in the receptacle, and means arranged between said receiver and shield for preventing reverse movement of the receiver until the bottle therein is delivered.

end of means successively 15. Ina machine for the purpose described,

the combination of .a support tor a series of bottles, a rotary delivery device ada ted to withdraw bottles successively from t e support, a plurality of lugs projecting from one the delivery device, coin controlled for intermittingly turning the delivery devicefa coin reservoir, a lever having members extending into the path of said lugs on vthe delivery device whereby it will be oscillated in opposite directions at each operation of the delivery device, means actuatedby said lever for successively withdrawing coins from the coin reservoir, a con-' tainer for drinking straws, means actuated by said lever for withdrawing one of said straws fromthe container at each actuation of the delivery device, a holder. adapted to receive the coins Withdrawn from the reservoir, a receptacle for empty bottles, a

bottle'receiver movable to deposit a bottle in said receptacle, and means adapted to be actuated by the bottle in saidreceiver for discharging a coin fgom the holder when the receiver is moved to deposit a bottle in the receptacle.

16. In a machine for the purpose described, the coinbination of a support for a series of bottles, a rotary delivery device adapted to withdraw bottles successively from the support, 'a plurality of lugs projecting from, one end of the delivery device, coin controlled means, for intermittingly turning the delivery device, a coin reservoir, a lever having-members extending into the path of said lugs on the delivery device whereby it will be oscillated in opposite directions at each-operation of the delivery de- 1 vice, a slide connected to said lever and c0- operatlng with the coin I'GSBI'VOH' to withdraw a com therefrom at each actuation of .the delivery device, a holder for the coins Withdrawn from the reservoir, a slide for discharging coins from said holder, a receptacle for empty bottles, a receiver adapted to deposit a bottle in said receptacle, and a lever connected with the coin holder slide and adapted to be actuated by the bottle in said receiver as the latter is moved to deposit the bottle in the receptacle.

17. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of 'a support for a series of bottles, a rotary delivery device adapted to withdraw bottles successively from the support, a plurality of lugs projecting from one end of the delivery device, coin controlled means for intermittingly turning the delivery device, a coin reservoir, a lever having members extending into the path of said lugs on the delivery device whereby it will be oscillated in opposite directions at each operation of the delivery device, means actuated by said lever for successively withdrawing coins from the coin reservoir, a sprin impelled device cooper-e ating withthe delivery device at the termination of each actuation thereof to properly position said lugs Withrelation to the lever, a holder for coins Withdrawn from the reservoir, a receptacle for empty receiver adapted to deposit a bottle in said receptacle, and means adapted to be actuated by the bottle in the receiver for discharging a coin from the holder when the receiver is moved to deposit the bottle in said receptacle.

18. In 'a machine for the purpose described, thecombinationof a support for a series .of bottles, adapted to withdraw bottles successively from the support, a plurality of lugs project'- ing from one end of the delivery device, coin controlled means for intermittingly turning the delivery device, a coin reservoir, a lever said lugs on bottles, a bottle,

at the termination of a rotary delivery device mason ha ving members extending intofthe path of the delivery devicevvhereby it will lie oscillated in opposite directions, at each operation of the actuated by said lever for successively 'Wltlldrawing coins from the coin reserfvoii, a spring mpelled bent lever adapted to en-- gage two ofthe lugs of the delivery-device each actuation thereof to maintainthe proper relation between said lugs and lever, a holder for coins withdrawn from the reservoir,

a bottle insaid receptacle, and means adapted to be actuated by the bottle in'the receiver for discharging a coin from' the holder when the receiver is moved to deposit the bottle in said receptacle. 4

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY JEFFERSON DAVIS.

delivery device, meansa receptacle for empty bottles, a bottle receiver adapted to deposit 

